Automobile-signal.



W. KRBBS. AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL.

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W. KREBS.

AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL.

.APPLICATION FILED Nov.11, 191s.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 R O T N E V N I ATTY.

UNITED STATFlS PATENT FFICE.

WILLIAM KBIEBS, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 0F ON E-HALF T0 ALBERT L.

DUTCHER, 0F MENANDS, NEW YORK.

AUTOMOBILE-SIGNAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Application led November 11, 1918.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

serial No. 800,305.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, WILLIAM Knees, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at the city of Albany, in thecounty of Albany and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Signals, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to automobile signals, and the object of my invention is to provide one or more signals and means by which the driver may displa them at the rear of an automobile; toget er with such elements and combinations as are hereinafter more particularly set forth and claimed. I accomplish these objects by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, with parts broken away, of an automobile provided with my invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of an automobile. Fig. 3 is a diagram of the wiring. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the operating means at the forward part of the automobile. Fig. 5 is a plan of the mechanism shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the signal and lamps at the rear of the automobile. Fig. 7 is an end elevation ofthe signal box.

Similar. letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In a suitable box, A, which I call a signal box, at the rear of the automobile, attached thereto in any suitable manner, I place one or more semaphore signals, B, C and D. On the face of the box I preferably put the word Signal, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6. One of the semaphores preferably contains the word Stop, as shown in said figures. 'On another of said semaphores I preferably put the word Right, and on the other the word Left, for the purpose of indicating t0 the driver of a followin car that the automobile containing this signal is either to stop or turn to the right or left, depending upon the signal shown.

For the purpose of displaying a semaphore I rovide on its end an ear, E, which extends om the end of the semaphore projecting beyond the'side thereof and making with said side an obtuse angle, as shown in Fig. 6. Near the end of the ear, E, I secure a wire, F, which extends through a suitable tube, G. leading to the forward part of the car where the wire-,`F, is attached to one end of a pedallever, H, as shown in Fig. 4, all so arranged that When the pedal lever is depressed, as shown in Fig. 4, the semaphore, Ii, for instance, containing the word Stop, 1s displayed. .When the pedal lever, J, is depressed the semaphore, C, containing the word Right, is displayed, and when the pedal lever, K, is depressed the semaphore, D, containing the word Left, is displayed. I attach a spring, L, to each of the ears,'E, atthe ends of the semaphores for the purpose of causing the semaphores to return to their position in the box, A, when the levers, H, J and K, are released.

For the purpose of calling attention to my signal at night, I have provided a box, M, which may be attached to the front of the ysignal box, A, provided along its upper portion, when in the position shown in Figs. 2, and 7, with a glass, N, preferably colored red. and having'its lower portion provided with a glass, preferably colored green. In the box I place two electric lamps, P, pointing upward and immediately back of the glass,'N, the other, Q, pointing downward backof the glass, 0. vThe red light will shine `against the up-raised semaphore, the green light against ,the word Signal on the box, A.

In the front of the automobile I put the pilot lamp, n, covered by a, glass colored red, and the pilot lamp, o, which may be simply white or green'. The red pilot lamp, n, and the red light,I N,.lare in the same cirfcuit, while the pilot lamp, o, and the light,

0, are in a different circuit. I preferably wire the lamps in connection with the battery as showninv Fig. 3, in which the battery, S, is connected with an on and off switch, s, by wire', 10, said switch operated by a movable contact, T, (see Fig. 5,) the switch, a, vbeing connected to the pedal switch, t, by a. wire, 1l. From the contact plate, U, with which the pedal switch engages when the pedal is depressed as shown by full lines in Fig.4, the current will be through the red pilot lamp, n, in the front of the automobile illuminating the light, P, in the rear, and throwing the light upon the raised semaphore, the current being conducted to the lamps by the wire, 12. When the lever is in its normal position, as shown.

lighted and the word Signal on the signal box will be displayed.

When there is no necessity for having any light, as in the daytime, the Contact plate, T, on the on and o" switch may be turned to its ed' position which will disconnect the battery from the lamp circuits.

l do not confine myself to the means of attachment of the wire and semaphores, as any suitable arrangement for displaying the semaphores comes within the spirit of my invention. lin practice, however, ll have found that a sti' or spring Wire is preferable to a cord or other cable for connecting the pedal lever with the signal.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

The combination of a signal for automobiles, comprising a signal box, with the word Signal thereon, adapted to be secured to the rear of an automobile; two or more signals in said box adapted to be displayed;

Liliana? a series of pedal levers; means at the end of each signal for attaching a stiH wire thereto; a stiff wire extending from the end of each signal to said pedal levers7 respectively, in position to be operated by the driver; two lamps mounted adjacent to the box containing the signals; means for illuminating said lamps, one of said lamps being' normally lighted and throwing its rays upon the word Signal on lthe box; and means connected with said levers for extinguishing the light shining on the word Signal and simultaneously illuminating the other lamp which throws a colored light upon the displayed signal when a lever is moved to display a signal.

In testimony whereof l have aiiixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WlllLlLlll/ll KREBS. iVitnesses:

FREDERICK W. CAMERON, BEULAH CARLJE. 

